Navigator.cookieEnabled

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navigator.cookieEnabled returns a Boolean value that indicates whether cookies are enabled or not. The property is read-only.

Syntax

var cookieEnabled = navigator.cookieEnabled;

if (!navigator.cookieEnabled) { 
  // The browser does not support or is blocking cookies from being set.
}

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Navigator.cookieEnabled' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Chrome Full support 59	Edge Full support Yes	Firefox Full support 1 Notes Full support 1 Notes Notes Prior to Firefox 8, `navigator.cookieEnabled` would report the wrong result if a site exception was in place for the page on which the check was performed. This has been fixed.	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support 59	Chrome Android Full support 59	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4 Notes Full support 4 Notes Notes Prior to Firefox 8, `navigator.cookieEnabled` would report the wrong result if a site exception was in place for the page on which the check was performed. This has been fixed.	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?

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Last updated by: connorshea, Jul 10, 2018, 1:28:07 PM